Sanitary waste can



' 1,639992 Aug 23. 1927 J. F. GEIBEL SANITARY WASTE GAN Filed Oct. '7. 1925 'gigi-'14 Patented Aug. 23, 1927.

' Unir-*ao STATES JOHN F, GEIBEL, F BUFFALO, NEWl YOEK, AS SIGNOR T0MASTER METAL PRODUCTS,

INC., 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK,

SANITARY This invention relates generally to sanitary waste cans orgarbage receptacles, but

more particularly to certain novel improvey ments in the cover orclosure operating mechanism of such cans. l

One of 'its objects is to provide a coverlifting mechanism, which issimple, compact, strong and durable in construction, and which iscomposed of few parts, permitting its 'manufacture at a reasonable cost.

Another object of the invention is to provide a foot-operated coverlifting mechanism having reliable means for' cushioning or yieldinglyresisting the'opening of the cover beyond a predetermined point and alsofor insuring its prompt return to closed position.

ln the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly insection, of a garbage'receptacle constructed in accordance withinyinvention. Figure 2 is l5 Fig. 2. Figure 5 is a perspective view ofthe yieldable cover stop or spring.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

ln the preferred embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings, thesame coinprises an outer can-body or container 1() of cylindrical form,open at'its ends, and constructed of sheet metal or other suitablematerial. Removably contained within the can-body is a receptacle 11 inthe form of a pail for receiving the garbage or other waste materials,the same having a bail 12 pivoted to fold into it.

The upper end of the 'can-body 10 is provided with a vertically swingingcover 13 to the rear side of which a strap 14 is secured, said straphaving a pair of depending hinge lugs or ears 15 which engage ahorizontal hinge-pin 16 supported on a pair of similar hinge lugs 17projecting rearwardly from a bracket 18 attached to the rear side of thecan-body, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4.

Located at the lower end of the can-body iis a combined supportandactuating device for the receptacle l1 and cover 13, respectively, saiddevice serving to properly support or sustain the receptacle within saidcan-body above the floor, as shown in Fig.

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1, and to raise the cover to its open posi` tion, shown by dotted linesin the same .iig-V ure. To this end, this device is preferabl 'in .theform of a horizontally-disposed osci lating member or rock shaft 19located eccentricA to or at one side of the center of the can-body andsupported near." its ends in bearing-openings 20, 20 formed in thelatter. That portion of the shaft contained within the can-body subtendsa suliicient ortion of the curved wall thereof to reliab y support thereceptacle in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. At its rear end, thisrock shaft has an offset curved portion or crank'arin 21 extendingtransversely of and part way around the can body in proximity theretoand terminating in a rearwardly-facing end portion 212L disposedsubstantially radially of said can-body and below the hinge-pin 1G. 'ILhis crank arm is connected by an upright link 22 with an extension 23projecting from the rear end of the cover hinge strap 14; the upper endof said link having a loop 24 engaging an opening 25 in said extension,as shown in Fig. Li. The front end of the rock shaft 19 terminates in aforwardly-facing crank-arm 26 having a pedal 27 attached thereto. Whenthe latter is depressed, the

' shaft is oscillated. in a direction to cause its crank 21 to pulldownward on the linlr 22 and open the cover, as indicated by Idottedlines in Figs. 1 and a.

It will be noted that the rock shaft 19 extends substantially 'from thefront to the rear end of the can-body with the crank arms 21, 26 locatedapproximately atfrig-h't angles to eachother andatan obtuse angle to theshaft. This arrangement not only permits the ready mounting of the shaftonthe can-body but it brings the pedal at the front portion of thecan-body where it eirtends forwardly 'toward the user and is in aposition to be conveniently operated.

For the `purpose Aof cushioning or yieldingly resisting the openingmovement of the cover beyond a substantially forwardly inclined positionand also for insuring its prompt return to closed position when thepedal 27 is released, a yieldable stop is provided. As shown in Figswiand 5, this stop is preferably in the form of a fiat spring 28,approximately Z-shaped in cross-section, which passes intermediate itsends around the upper side of the hinge-pin 16 and occupics the spacebetween the depending lugs l5 ol' the hinge-strap 14. The upper portion:35) ot' said spring passes through the openiug 25 iu thestrap-extension 23 aud is bent upwardly over the adjacent upper sidothcrcol'. while its lower portion or tail 3() normally extendsdownwardly and rearwardly a suitable distance beyond the lugs l5.

When the cover 13 is opened, this tail encounters the lower end of thetransverse bar or web 31 of the hinge-bracket 18 and yieldingly resiststhe o ening of the cover to a point beyond its fu crum, thus not onlypreventing danger of the cover remaining open due to neglect of the userbut always insuring its quick return to closed position Furthermore, thespring 28 is so. mounted that no separate fastenmgs are required to holdit in place and also that it offers no resistance until the coverpractically reaches its fully opened position, thereby permitting theeasy and ready opening of the cover with very .little effort.

This improved cover-operating mechanism for sanitary waste cans and thelike is manifestly simple, compact and inexpensive in construction, itis neat and sightly in appearance, and its actuating parts are locatedclose to the can-body and wholly at one side thereof, whereby the cancan be placed against the wall or in a corner convenient for use withoutinterfering with the opening and closing movements of the cover.

l claim as my invention 1. A device of the character described,comprising a can-body, a cover hinged to the rear top portion thereof, arock shaft journaled in the wall of the can body at one side of itscenter, said shaft being provided at its front endfwith a forwardlyfacing crank, and at its rear end with a lateral portion extending partway around the exterior of the can-body and terminating at its end in asubstantially radial crank-arm, the front crank constituting a pedal foractuating the shaft, and means for connecting crank-arm with the hingedportion of the cover.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a can-body, a coverhinged to the rear top portion thereof, a rock shaft extendingsubstantially from the front to the rear of the can-body at one side ofits center and journaled in the side wall thereof, sai-d shaft beingprovided at its front end with a pedal-crank and at its rear end with alateral portion extending part way around the exterior of the can-bodyand Leaaoea waste receptacle, a cover hinged to the topI thereof` a rockshaft journaled in the lower end of the can-body at one side of itscenter, said shaft beine` provided at its front end with a forward-fa-cing pedal-crank and at its rear end with a lateral portionextendingI part way around the exterior of the canbody and terminatingat its end in a rearwardly-facing radial crank-arm, the intermediateportion of the shaft contained within the can-body forming a support forthe receptacle, and means for connecting the radial crank-arm with thehinged portion of the cover. Y

4. A device of the character idescribed, comprising a can-body, acoverhinged to the top thereof, means mounted on the canbody forswinging the cover to its open position, and av combined stop and returnspring for limiting the opening of the cover beyond a predetermined;point and for causing the return of said cover to its closed positionwhen the cover-actuating means are released, said combined stop andreturn spring including a member applied to the hinged lportion of thecover to move therewith and having a yieldable tail piece arranged toenga-ge the adjoining part of the can-body only in the open position ofthe cover.

5. A device of the character described,

comprising a can-body, a coverY hinged .to the top thereof. meansmounted on the canbody for swinging the cover t-o its open position, anda yieldable stop applied to the hinge portion of the cover and adaptedto abut against the adjoining part of the canhody inthe fully-openedposition of the cover, said stop being normally clear of the can-bodyand movable in an unobstructed path with the cover during the major partof its opening movement. v i

6. A device of the character described, comprising a can-body, a covertherefor, hinge members including a pivot pin applied to the can-bodyand its cover, foot-operated means for raising the cover, and a fiatspring carried by the cover hinge member and extending downwardly aroundSaid pivot, the free lower end of said Vspring being normally clear ofthe adjacent part of the canbody and adapted to engage such part only inthe open position of the cover to yieldingly resist its opening beyond apredetermined point.

7. A device of the character described, comprising a can-body, a covertherefor, hinge members, including a pin,-applied to the can-body andits cover, foot-operated means for raising the cover, and a.substantially Z-shaped flat spring extending over the hinge-pin andhaving its upper portion in engagement with the cover hinge member` thelower portion of said spring being normally free and yieldable andarranged to engage a part of the can-body at a predetermined point inthe opening movement of said cover.

8. A device of the character described, 5 comprising a can-body adaptedto receive a waste reoeptao1e,a cover hinged to the canbody, a rockshaft journaled in and extending through the lower end of the can-body,

said shaftbeing' provided at its front end with a foot pedal and at itsrear end with a crank arm, the intermediate portion of the shaftcontained within the can-body forming a support for the receptacle, andmeans for. connectlng said crank arm with the hinged portion of thecover.

- JOHN F. GEIBEL.

